I'm re-reviewing a manuscript revision without tracked changes, how do I know what authors changed?

If you are re-reviewing a manuscript (after round 1) and the manuscript of the current round has no tracked changes, you can use Microsoft Word to compare the manuscript of the current round to that of the previous.

Before you do so, check the supplementary files to see if the author has uploaded a tracked changes version as suppl file, as we recommend.

If not, proceed as follows.

Getting the revision from the previous round

In the Reviewer menu, click on the Archive tab (at the top) and find your previously completed review for the article in question. Go into the review and download the manuscript. This is the revision from the previous round.

Getting the revision from the current round

In the Reviewer menu and on the Active tab, find your incomplete review for the article in question. Go into the review and download the manuscript. This is the revision from the current round.

Microsoft Word > Tools > Track Changes > Compare Documents

Once you have the 2 manuscripts to compare, go Tools > Track Changes > Compare Documents, select the 2 doc files, and the result will be the same as "tracked changes".